Soldier's Last Request feat. Trey Hensley

Soldiers Last Request
R. Schleckser/R. Lang
 
My name's Henry Cotton
I'm so glad you found me sir
I'm shot and I'm dying in this field at Gettysburg
And I reckon you’re the last soul I'll ever talk to
Would you mind sitting by me till my dyin's though...Till my dyin's though
 
It feels so awful knowin’
That soon they’ll lay me in the ground
Who'll take care of the home place
When I am not around
My loving wife and children
Lord how I'll miss them so
I have but one last request
Before I go....just before I go
 
*CHORUS
Please say a sweet prayer as they lower me down
Carve my name on a marker, to place on the ground
So my dear wife can find me, to mourn and to cry
And plant a few flowers o’er the grave where I’ll lie…

 
The July burned hot
The day we marched into this town
We were all so young and scared
As we fired our first round
A soldier cried out…
And the first blood was spilled
Now it’s three days later
And blood covers these hills....blood covers these hills
 
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Now this field where battle raged
Lies so deathly & so still
As the hand of the Lord
Gathers souls from these hills
It won’t be long now
Till He’s comin' for me
And we'll march on together
To eternity.....To eternity
 
CH
On these green rolling hills where so many have died
My brothers forever will rest by my side
For love of a country we were all proud to serve
We fought long and hard…for all we were worth
We gave all we had…. at Gettysburg…here at Gettysburg
 
My name's Henry Cotton…… and I'm so glad you found me sir.